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sequestration

the forcible removal of goods and possessions, and, as used by FOUCAULT (1975), the enforced deprivation of personal liberty by the state in modern societies within specialized forms of CARCERAL ORGANIZATION.

Sequestration

 

in bourgeois civil law, a prohibition or limitation imposed by the state in the state’s interest on the use of some property, for example, explosives, narcotics, or poisons.

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Sequestration cuts have impacted Americans' health and livelihood, APHA and others noted in the letter.
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"When sequestration hits, people are going to start scrambling around," he said.
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Laser mapping technology allowed the team to detail Peru to the hectare-level, a step towards carbon sequestration that few countries have been able to achieve.
Peru quantifies carbon stocks

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